Ambassador Sashikala Premawardhane presented credentials to President Prabowo at Istana Merdeka, with both sides eyeing the 75th anniversary of ties in 2027.
Bloomberg says Cambodia's crackdown is pushing scam gangs to Sri Lanka's beaches and offices, citing visa-free entry and informal money channels.
Trump told reporters the US is in 'final throes' of a deal, said Hormuz could reopen within 2-3 days, and warned Netanyahu he could soon be 'on your own'.
Donald Trump told a South Carolina tele-rally the US will 'declare total victory' over Iran within two weeks, predicting oil prices will tumble.
Trump told reporters the two pilots of a US Army Apache that went down near the Strait of Hormuz on Monday 'are fine', with no injuries reported.
A 7.8 quake struck off Mindanao at 10 km depth on Monday, the GFZ said, prompting the US Tsunami Warning System to issue an Indo-Pacific tsunami threat.
India's Tehran embassy urged nationals to avoid Iran travel and leave by commercial transport while it is still available, as Israel-Iran fighting resumed.
IRGC fired missiles at Israel's Ramat David Airbase on Sunday over the Lebanon conflict; the IDF called it a 'grave mistake' and warned of more incoming fire.
Iran's Khatam al-Anbiya command halted current attacks on Israel but warned of fiercer retaliation if Israeli strikes, including in southern Lebanon, continue.
Iran has suspended incoming flights at Tehran's Imam Khomeini International Airport until further notice after its missile attack on Israel, local media said.
Israel intercepted a second wave of Iranian missiles on Monday with AFP reporters hearing eight explosions in Jerusalem and no casualties reported.
The IDF said its air force hit military targets in western and central Iran early Monday, hours after Iran fired missiles at Israel's Ramat David Airbase.
The Palau-flagged Motor Tanker Marivex, sanctioned over Iran trade in December, was struck and on fire off Oman with its crew claiming a 'US Navy attack'.
Sharif called on 'all sides' to give peace another chance, saying the final diplomatic objective was 'just about to be achieved' before strikes resumed.
A Sri Lankan delegation joined the US State Department's Indian Ocean ports forum in Washington alongside Bangladesh, India, and the Maldives last week.
Trump told Axios he urged Netanyahu in a 30-minute call not to retaliate after Iran's Ramat David strike, saying a US-Iran deal is 'very close' to closing.
Iranian negotiator Majid Shakeri tells Fars Tehran may give the US 30 days to remove threats before reopening Hormuz under Iranian administration with tolls.
Netanyahu told Cabinet on Sunday that Israel controls more than 60% of Gaza and will soon reach 70%, as forces also captured Lebanon's Beaufort Ridge.
President Lee Jae Myung named Han Seong-sook, ex-Naver CEO and SME minister, as nominee for South Korea's first female prime minister in two decades.
Trump told NBC he views Mojtaba Khamenei as 'more rational' but 'pretty badly injured', and ruled out withdrawing the 50,000 US troops still in the region.
Treasury chief Scott Bessent tasked a team with costing Iran-inflicted damage on Gulf allies, with Washington examining redirecting Iranian assets for repairs.
Sri Lankan woman known as 'Rahma' reportedly killed in an Israeli airstrike in south Lebanon; the embassy is working to formally verify her identity.
Kuwait reopened its airspace at 6:15am Saturday after 11 Kuwait Airways and Jazeera Airways flights were diverted during a brief closure over Iranian attacks.
The DIA reportedly classified Israel's intel-gathering on US officials as 'critical' amid Iran war and Lebanon tensions; Israel denied the allegations.